How do you properly determine the current script directory in Python?

Question

I would like to see what is the best way to determine the current script directory in Python.

I discovered that, due to the many ways of calling Python code, it is ha

Answer 1

In Python 3.4+ you can use the simpler pathlib module:

from inspect import currentframe, getframeinfo
from pathlib import Path

filename = getframeinfo(currentframe()).filename
parent = Path(filename).resolve().parent

You can also use __file__ to avoid the inspect module altogether:

from pathlib import Path
parent = Path(__file__).resolve().parent